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title: "Bubble vs Retool: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bubble or Retool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the No-code and low-code app builders set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Bubble vs Retool: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Bubble or Retool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the No-code and low-code app builders set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Bubble and Retool
- **Competitive set**: No-code and low-code app builders
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bubble Share of Search**: 12.6%
- **Retool Share of Search**: 39.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Bubble or Retool?

- In September 2026, Retool had more branded searches than Bubble among no-code and low-code app builders worldwide. Retool was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Bubble’s 23.6K, and held a 39.5% Share of Search versus Bubble’s 12.6%.
- Retool was ahead of Bubble in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bubble’s estimated Share of Search among no-code and low-code app builders worldwide moved from 19.7% to 12.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 52.5K to 23.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Retool’s estimated Share of Search among no-code and low-code app builders worldwide moved from 33.9% to 39.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K.

## How did search popularity change for no-code and low-code app builders worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Retool gained estimated Share of Search among no-code and low-code app builders worldwide, from 37.2% to 39.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bubble worldwide fell 55% over 12 measured months, from 52.5K to 23.6K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bubble estimated searches | Bubble Share of Search | Bubble rank | Retool estimated searches | Retool Share of Search | Retool rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 52.5K | 19.7% | 3 | 90.5K | 33.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 50.3K | 19.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 34.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 43.3K | 18.5% | 3 | 90.5K | 38.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 50.7K | 18.9% | 3 | 90.5K | 33.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 44.8K | 17.3% | 3 | 90.5K | 34.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 45.6K | 14.8% | 4 | 110K | 35.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 44.8K | 16% | 3 | 90.5K | 32.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 36.6K | 14.4% | 4 | 90.5K | 35.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 29.5K | 12.7% | 4 | 90.5K | 38.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 30K | 14.5% | 4 | 74K | 35.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 24.9K | 12.5% | 4 | 74K | 37.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 23.6K | 12.6% | 4 | 74K | 39.5% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bubble’s and Retool’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Bubble**: Measured on the search terms “bubble app builder”, “bubble io” and “bubble no code”, summed into one figure.
- **Retool**: Measured on the search term “retool”.

- [Bubble profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bubble)
- [Retool profile](/demand/global-en/brands/retool)
- [All no-code and low-code app builders worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/low-code-app-builders): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Bubble or Retool?

In September 2026, Retool had more branded searches than Bubble among no-code and low-code app builders worldwide. Retool was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Bubble’s 23.6K, and held a 39.5% Share of Search versus Bubble’s 12.6%.

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Brandwave. "Bubble vs Retool: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bubble-vs-retool

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